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= Introduction: Lesson 8 = In //Harvest Birds//, students will be reading a traditional tale. They should be familiar with the meaning of this genre based on the last lesson, but quickly review the definition again. Explain to students that when reading a traditional tale there is always a main message, just like there is in other genres, such as realistic fiction. Review the vocabulary words: conclusion, infer, and predict. Explain to students that they will be using their inferring skills to create conclusions, that will help lead to the authors message, or theme. Before reading //The Farmer and the Dream// tell students that they will read a folktale again, but written as a play. You might want to go over the elements a play, or use the Reader's Theater books to introduce the genre.

= Student Outcomes: =
 * Students will draw conclusions about a characters based on the details in the text.
 * Students will use infer/predict strategy to help determine meaning in a text.
 * Students will use these skills to identify the author's message.

1. Based on the pictures and title, //The Harvest Birds//, what predictions do you have about the story? How do the features of this passage prove to you that it is a traditional tale? 2. On page 260, we can conclude that Juan is upset with the way his life turned out. What supporting details from the text prove his feelings? 3. What is Grajo’s affect on Juan? What might Juan be like without Grajo? 4. On page 264, what clues can you find that helps you determine the meaning of the word, “advice”? 5. On pages 268 and 269, write three details that the author gives about seeds. Conclude how the seeds will affect Juan’s harvest. 6. On pages 262 and 269, the author chooses to use repetition to enhance your understanding of Juan and the Zanates’ relationship. Why does the author do this? 7. On page 275, the author uses personification. How does the author use personification? What does the author really mean? || =Questions:= 1. What is the job of the narrator? Hows do they help convey meaning? 2. Why do you think it is important to read expressively with Reader's Theater? 3. Who is telling the story? How does this role enhance the meaning of the story? ||
 * =Title 1: The Harvest Birds= || =Title 2: The Farmer and the Dream= ||
 * =Questions:=

= Summative Questions: = 1. What is the author's main message in both stories? Explain. 2. In The Harvest of Birds, Juan is given advice by an elderly person. Explain why the advice of an elderly person is valuable. Have you ever been given advice by an elderly person? How did his/her advice affect your decision? 3. Use the graphic organizer provided on projectable 8.5b. Have students draw conclusions about Juan based on his actions. 4. Why is the selection called "Harvest Birds"? How does this title connect to the author's message?

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